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Fire Services Bureau – the Quickest to Finish the Race FOUNDER & PUBLISHER Kowie Geldenhuys EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Paulo Coutinho www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MONDAY T. 26º/ 30º Air Quality Good MOP 8.00 3792 “ THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN’ ” N.º 14 Jun 2021 HKD 10.00 LOCAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES HAVE STOPPED SUSPECT LINKED TO BODY SECRETARY LEI SAID THE GOVERNMENT REPORTING LIGHT ADVERSE EVENTS IS STRIVING FOR FREE CROSS-BORDER FOLLOWING IMMUNIZATION AND WILL ONLY PARTS FOUND IN TAIPA MONEY FLOW AND INVESTMENT REPORT SEVERE INCIDENTS FROM NOW ON GRANDE APPREHENDED FACILITATION POLICIES P3 P2 P5 AP PHOTO Philippines A fire and a powerful blast ripped CHANGINGDirectly-elected lawmakers Ho Ion Sang and Angela LANES Leong are speculated to through a small cargo ship docked to refuel in be indirectly-elected in the upcoming Legislative Assembly elections - the Philippine capital of Manila, injuring at least with the 12 seats in the functional constituency already decided P5 six people and igniting a blaze in a nearby riverside slum that gutted dozens of shanties, officials said. BLOOMBERG It was not immediately clear what triggered the MARQUES RENATO fire, which raged for about seven hours aboard the MV Titan 8 and forced its crew to jump in panic into the Pasig River. AP PHOTO Thailand Some restrictions to protect against the spread of Covid-19 will be lifted in the Thai capital of Bangkok beginning early next week, the country’s prime minister announced yesterday. Enterprises allowed to reopen today are museums and historical sites, parks and botanical gardens, beauty parlors, nail salons, massage parlors and tattoo parlors. AP PHOTO India A heated gunbattle between militants and Indian police broke out yesterday in the disputed region of Kashmir, DRAGON BOAT 2021 killing at least two police and two civilians, officials said. Anti-India Fire Services protests later erupted during the civilians’ funerals in Sopore, the Bureau – northwestern town where the fighting the quickest took place, after local residents alleged police had shot and killed one to finish of the civilians after the militants fled the scene. the race More on backpage P2 page 2 www.macaudailytimes.com.mo MACAU 澳門 14.06.2021 mon MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER First day of dragon boat races affected by thunderstorm, heavy rain OLLOWING a rela- Bureau won the race with Ftively calm morning an astonishing time of yesterday, the first race 0’50.091. The Marine and day of this year’s Macao Water Bureau (DSAMA) International Dragon and the Public Securi- Boat Races saw an unsett- ty Police Force followed led afternoon with thun- behind. derstorm warning and It is worth mentioning heavy rainfall. that the DSAMA director, The changing weather Susana Wong Soi Man, left the races suspended competed in the runner- for about an hour, due -up team. Another team to safety reasons, before of the bureau unfortuna- it could resume at about tely got its boat capsized 3:15 p.m. near the finish line in the The first race day fo- semi-final race. cused on small-boat The Macau Youth De- 200-meter races. It saw velopment Association University, Public Entity, topped the Women’s Women and Open cate- Category with a time of gories. 0’56.912, with MGM- University of Ma- -A and Baía do Mar Ca- cau – A was crowned in noeing Club – Friendship the University Category, as runners-up. with a time of 0’53.867. The Fire Services Bu- Following the champion reau also topped the were Macau University of Open Category with Science and Technology – an even better time of A and Macau Polytechnic 0’47.561 – two seconds Institute. faster than first runner- In the public entity ca- -up CTS – with SJM Jubi- tegory, the Fire Services lee – B at third place. AL CRIME In other footage, he was recorded taking the same suitcase back to the Cotai Suspect linked to body parts found in Taipa hotel. The suitcase looked lighter. Several hours after this, the man was recorded Grande apprehended in Zhongshan disposing the suitcase at a Taipa garbage disposal ANTHONY LAM blood-stained clothes and point. identification documents. The PJ found out that on man was apprehended After cross-referencing, the June 11 at 4 p.m., the man Aby the mainland police PJ confirmed that the ID had led the victim into a early yesterday morning in documents belonged to the Cotai hotel room that he Zhongshan on suspected late victim. rented. The victim was ne- link with human body parts Preliminary forensics ver seen leaving the room. found in Taipa Grande on discovered that the pieces At 4:30 p.m., the man left Saturday. of body parts were a ma- the room, and returned The suspect will be heard tch for one another, and with a suitcase and some in court in mainland China. estimated that the victim knives. Around noon on Satur- had been dead for about 12 The search in the room day, the police and the Fire hours. It supports the PJ’s found no trace of crime vi- Service Bureau received re- analysis that the suspect sible to bare eyes but the PJ ports of human body parts has discarded the body par- forensic team found signs found along the trail in Tai- ts between Friday night and of blood through UV flo- pa Grande near the CEM early Saturday morning. rescence in the toilet of the warehouse. Further investigation room. Arriving at the scene, the uncovered a suspicious- Moreover, the PJ be- law-enforcement entities -looking man who took a lieves the man is capable discovered several bags of taxi with a suitcase and ali- in counter-investigation human body parts wedged investigations towards the down the location and con- The PJ found 10 pieces ghted in central Taipa. The as he took detours on the under tree trunks. The Ju- direction of homicide. ducted a search of the nei- of human body parts, as suitcase looked heavy in sur- route to disposing the diciary Police (PJ) moved its It immediately locked ghborhood. well as a backpack with veillance camera footage. body parts. www.macaudailytimes.com.mo DIRECTOR & EDITOR-IN-CHIEF_Paulo Coutinho [email protected] A MACAU TIMES PUBLICATIONS LTD PUBLICATION ASSISTANT EDITOR_Lynzy Valles SENIOR WRITER_Honey Tsang CONTRIBUTING EDITORS_Leanda Lee, Severo Portela, Sheyla Zandonai ADMINISTRATOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Kowie Geldenhuys [email protected] NEWSROOM AND CONTRIBUTORS_Albano Martins, Annabel Jackson, Anthony Lam, Emilie Tran, Irene OFFICE MANAGER Juliana Cheang [email protected] REACHING OUT! Sam, Ivo Carneiro de Sousa, Jacky I.F. Cheong, Jenny Lao-Phillips, João Palla Martins, Joseph Cheung, ADDRESS Av. da Praia Grande, 599, Edif. Comercial Rodrigues, 12 Floor C, Juliet Risdon, Linda Kennedy, Paulo Cordeiro de Sousa, Renato Marques, Richard Whitfield, Viviana Seguí MACAU SAR Telephones: +853 287 160 81/2 Fax: +853 287 160 84 DESIGNERS_Eva Bucho, Miguel Bandeira | ASSOCIATE CONTRIBUTORS_JML Property, MdME Lawyers, Advertisement [email protected] +20,500 PokerStars, Ruan Du Toit Bester | NEWS AGENCIES_ Associated Press, MacauHub, MacauNews, Xinhua For subscription and general issues: [email protected] | Printed at Welfare Printing Ltd Like us on facebook.com/mdtimes SECRETARY_Yang Dongxiao [email protected] SEND NEWSWORTHY INFORMATION AND PRESS RELEASES TO: [email protected] WEBSITE: WWW.MACAUDAILYTIMES.COM.MO www.macaudailytimes.com.mo page 3 mon 14.06.2021 澳門 MACAU MACAU’S LEADING NEWSPAPER require expert analysis to locate COVID-19 the cause. The authorities note that, so far, neither of the two vaccines administered in Macau have Health authorities change presented significant safety pro- blems. They also claim that, as the rate of vaccination grows, more people may need to see a doctor strategy, stop reporting light AEFI for a wide range of reasons that RENATO MARQUES are unrelated to the vaccine but coincidentally occur soon after ROM last weekend, local inoculation. health authorities have Since the start of the vaccina- stopped reporting light STARNES ROGER tion process, there have been, adverse events following to date, 978 reports of adverse Fimmunization (AEFI), the No- events in Macau, including 975 vel Coronavirus Response and light and three of a serious kind Coordination Center informed from around 245,000 doses of in a statement. the vaccine. According to the same state- According to several reports ment, only severe AEFI, inclu- internationally, the reportage ding death, will be reported from of light and common AEFI like now on. The authorities noted pain, headaches, nausea, diar- that cases of light AEFI will only rhea, and other common side- be reported “in case there is an -effects that result from inocula- unusual increase.” tion with Covid-19 vaccines has The change in strategy from been regarded as having a dam- the health authorities was said pening effect on people’s willing- to be in accordance with current ness to get vaccinated, especially practices from around the world in countries and regions where regarding the matter. the vaccination rate is very low. Health authorities note that, At this time, local authorities according to the definition of did not disclose if the change of the World Health Organization, -related to the inoculation, but and pain, allergic reactions, and the process of production, sto- strategy also aims to reduce the adverse events after vaccination there is not necessarily a cause- others. Psychological factors rage, and administration of the effect caused by the fear of AE- include all post- vaccination -effect relationship. such as anxiety and coinciding vaccine — can play an impor- FIs, aiming to foster trust among events with a negative effect on Common AEFI caused by the events such as other medical tant role which can be difficult residents to ensure they get vac- health. These events are time- vaccine include: redness, heat conditions — or even errors in to ascertain immediately and cinated as soon as possible.
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